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Hi, I'm Melissa...

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As a kid, I wanted to be a Coastie, a ballerina, a fire-fighter, a fashion designer, a spy, an ambassador, and an interior designer... and I was terrified of fish. 

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As an adult, I've been a National Security Fellow, an ecstatic dancer, a social worker, a somatic coach with a splash of reiki and shamanic magic, a civil servant, a perpetual world-traveler, and a writer... and discovered a fondness for scuba and all the little fishies in God's incredible kingdom!  

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I champion choices that satisfy your soul over the choices that the expectations of others might have you make. Always remember to swim parallel to the shore to escape the rip-tide of expectation (and, often, limiting beliefs that accompany it)! 

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A mantra to repeat: 

My life is limitless, getting better 

each and every day

in each and every way. 

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Wild Flowers

Education and Trainings

2025

Diploma in Body-Oriented Coaching, the Somatic School

Reiki Levels 1 and 2, Wild Power Alchemy

The Shaman's Path of the Heart, Lendrick Lodge

2021-2023

Master of Social Work, University of Edinburgh

2019-2020

National Security Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School

2013

200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, Marianne Wells Yoga School

2007-2009

Masters of Arts in the Social Sciences, University of Chicago

2002-2006

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Bryn Mawr College

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

"Working with Melissa has been such a transformative experience. 
From our very first session, she created a space that felt deeply safe and nurturing — a space where I could fully be myself, free of judgment. Melissa has a natural gift for holding space with grace and compassion. Her kind heart shines through in every word and gesture, she approaches her work with genuine love and unwavering commitment. In her presence, I felt truly seen, heard, and supported."

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- Gulnara, May 2025

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